Midland Area Housing Association

Midland Area Housing Association is a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and a ‘not for profit’ organisation. It was first formed in 1967, with help from Shelter, the national homeless charity, and has grown steadily since, with now 3,500 general needs properties in management, and around 400 bed spaces in Supported Housing Schemes, managed by specialist agencies. 

MAHA has its roots in the communities of North West Birmingham – though a small number of its properties stretch as far as Staffordshire - and is committed to promoting and contributing to the vibrancy and stability of those communities, through all areas of its work.

Until the mid-1980s most of Midland Area Housing Association’s work involved the refurbishment or modernisation of older pre-1914 properties, but all of its housing schemes since then have been purpose built or ‘new build’ – with a vision not only of building homes, but of creating better places to live. Building successful communities is fundamental to this and we have a dedicated team of housing and regeneration professionals who strive to meet these needs.

At the current time, we are also identifying an ambitious programme of maintenance and investment, to bring all our properties up to the Government’s ‘Decent Homes’ Standard.

MAHA, along with Touchstone Housing Association, is a member of the Keynote Group -the largest housing group in the West Midlands, with over 16,000 properties in management, and  a growing reputation for working in diverse neighbourhoods through a diverse workforce.

Midland Area prides itself on its values of:

• HONESTY - a trustworthy organisation, which is open and transparent in its dealings with customers and staff.
• COMMITMENT - an organisation which pledges itself to achieving high standards in all areas of its operations.
• PEOPLE ORIENTATED - an organisation which understands people, and places them at the centre of its activities.
• INNOVATION – a creative organisation which seizes opportunities and new ways of working, and strives to be a market leader.
• TEAM WORK - an organisation which promotes working in teams to achieve collective success with its customers and staff.
• SERVICE QUALITY – an organisation motivated by the drive to continually improve all of its services and outputs.
• DIVERSITY - an organisation where everyone shows the ability and willingness to value difference and acts in ways that demonstrates that level of understanding.
• BELIEF IN ORGANISATION - an organisation with strong values, which is comfortable with itself.